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Do you wish Access was more accessible? Do you wonder what to do
with databases in the first place? If you’ve just been
letting Access sit there as an anonymous icon on the Ribbon,
Access 2007 Workbook For Dummies can open up new worlds for
you.

The coolest thing about this friendly, easy-to-follow workbook
is that you’ll actually create a database that you can use to
organize your own home media collection, if you like. In the
process, you discover how to build a database from the ground up
and some of the ways a database can be helpful, even if
you’re not a business mogul or an accountant. Using a
problem-solution approach, Access 2007 Workbook For Dummies
gives you plenty of chances to practice each step, so you gain
confidence along with information.

You’ll discover how to:

Set up Access and use database fundamentals

Create a home media database from start to finish

Build tables, relationships, forms, and reports

Use select and action queries

View and manipulate data

Edit and build simple macros and use them to automate
navigation

Arrange controls on a form

Build a user interface to add, edit, and update data

Track every aspect of the media collection, including

The bonus CD-ROM includes separate database files for each
exercise and a video that walks you through each step of the more
complex procedures. In no time you’ll find Access is no
longer unapproachable.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are
not included as part of eBook file.